Type-writing-machine attachment.



'No. 7|6,7l9. Patented Dec. 23, I902.

C. R. KELLY.

TYPE WRITHIG MACHINE ATTACHMENT.

(A'iaplicgtion filed Mar. 11 1 902.) momma.)

Unirnn STATES.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES REYNOLDS KELLY, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

TYPE-W-RITlNGQMACHIN E ATTACHM ENT.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of LettersPatent N 0. 716,719, dated December 23, 1902.

Applicatipii filed March 11, 19012. $eria1 in. 97,772. on an.)

To all whom, it in/coy concern/.- 7

Be it known" that I, CHARLES. REYNOLDS KELLY, of Louisville, in the county of Jefferson and State of Kentucky, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Type-VVriting-Machine Attachments; and I hereby declare that the following isa full,

will pull the cord attached to the device on the platen-carriage.

The invention consists in thenovel construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed, and. illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a portion of a type-writing machine, showing the platenturning and carriage-returning devices applied thereto. Fig. 2 is an enlarged rear view of these devices. the platen-turnin g attachments. Fig.4 is a detailed view of the treadle attachment. Fig. 5 is a detail view of plate D. Fig. 6 is an end view of Fig. 4.

In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated the invention as applied to 'what is known as a Remington No. 2 type-writing machine, but do not restrict myself to its use in connection with such machine, as it can be readily adapted and applied to other makes or styles of type-writing machines.

My invention when applied to the Remington No. 2 embodies four attachments-to wit, first, a device attached to theplaten-turning lever;.second, a bell-crank device attached to the carriage; third, a guide-roller attached to the frame, and, fourth, a treadle or cor'dactuating device.

The platen carriageA is mounted, as usual, so as to be reciprocated horizontally, moving from right to left during the printing opera"- tions and being returned to the right-hand side of the machine at the beginning of each line.

Fig. 3 is a detailed view of The platen B is journaled in the carriage A, as usual, and provided with a ratchet b, engaged by a pawl c on an oscillating lever O, pivoted to the carriage,- and which lever is ordinarily manipulated by hand to turn the platen and to return the carriage to righthand position when desired.

In the Remington No.2 machines the platenturniug lever C is extended rearwardly, and to this extended portion of said lever I attach the first device, which comprises a plate D, having lips 03, to hook over the top of the lever, and a set-screw d, which can be screwed into the plate beneath the lever O, and its enlarged head binds against the side of lever C in advance of the pin 0, which is used on leverC as ordinarily constructed as an abutment for the spring a controlling dog 0. Thus the device can be readily and securely attached to lever G of any RemingtonsNo. 2 machine.

A rod D, connected to plate I), extends rearwardly above the rear bar of the carriage, in position to be engaged with a member of the second attachment. This attachment consists of a plate E, bent to fit upon the rear bar of the carriage and secured in position by a set-screw E. To this plate is hinged a double or bell-cranked rod E, which is shown standing at right angles to the platen, and on the shorter arm of said bell-crank is hinged or pivoted a link 1, having an eye f, transfixed by rod D, so that when the bell-crank is rocked and link f lowered lever C will be depressed and. the platen rotated. A spring E may be arranged to actuate crank F to normallyhold link f in uppermost position. The longer arm of bell-crank F is provided with aneye F, to which a cord G is attached, said cord passing to the right and over a pulley I on the third attachment and down to the treadle attachment.

The third attachment consists of a platestandard H, having its lower end provided with'inwardly-standing parallel flanges h 71., provided with inturned lugs h on their edges and adapted to embrace the right-hand lug M on the type-writer frame, in which one end of the carriage-guiding rod N is journaled, this lug existing on all N o. 2 Remington machines. The upper end of the standard H is bifurcated, as shown at I, and in this bifurcation the pulley I is journaled, as shown, so

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as to sustain and guide the cord G. The cord passes from pulley I down to a sheave or drum J, on a shaft J, journaled in standards K on a casting K, upon which the treadle L is pivoted. The inner toe end of treadle L is connected to a cord j, fastened on a small drum or pulley j, fixed to shaft J. Consequently a slight movement of the treadle will be sufficient to impart a much greater movement to cord G, because of the difference in diameters of drums Jj.

Operation: The several attachments being in position the operator depresses the heel of the treadle, which slacks up cord j sufficiently to permit the carriage to move from right to left, as usual. Upon the completion of a line, or whenever the operator desires to return the carriage toright-hand position and space the paper, he depresses the toe of the treadle. This causes cord G to wind up on drum J, and the pull on cord G first rocks lever F, so as to pull down rod D, and thus through lever O and pawl 0 turn the platen on the carriage, and the continued pull on the cord moves the carriage to the right and holds it until the heel of treadle is depressed, whereupon the springs throw lever C and lever F back to normal position. Thereupon the operator proceeds with his writing without having to manipulate the platen or carriage by hand and with a little experience can soon operate the mechanism with certainty and skill, thus increasing his speed by saving the time ordinarily lost in manipulating the carriage by hand.

In order to lessen the shock or impact of carriage at end of its return stroke to the right, a bulfer-spring H is attached to the standard H and projects forwardly therefrom in position to be engaged by the carriage just as it reaches the end of its return stroke. A light spring-rod H is also attached to standard H and projects inwardly in position to engage the rack of the carriage-escapement and prevent the rack jumping out of engagement with the dogs on the rebound. A spring L may be arranged to rotate drums Jj backward, when the toe of treadle is released, thus avoiding the necessity of the operator depressing the heel of the treadle by foot.

I do not restrict myself to the specific constructions of the several attachments just as herein shown and described, asthe proportions and configuration thereof can be easily varied within the scope of my invention to adapt them to suit the particular machine to which the attachments are to be applied.

Having thus described my invention, the following claims summarize the features and combinations of parts for which I ask protection by patent:

1. In combination with the carriage,platen, and platen-turning lever of a type-writing machine, a rod attached to the platen-turning lever, a bell-crank lever pivoted to the carriage, a link connection between one arm of said bell-crank lever and the said rod, and means for actuating said bell-crank lever, substantially as described.

2. The combination with the carriage, platen, and platen-turning lever of a typewriting machine, a rod attached to said lever, 21. bell-crank lever detachably mounted on the carriage, a link connection between one arm of said bell-crank lever and said rod, an actuating device, and a connection between the longer arm of said bell-crank lever and said actuating device, substantially as described.

3. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-operating lever 0f a-type-writing machine, a rod attached to the platen-operating lever, a' bell-crank secured to the carriage, a link connecting one arm of said bell-crank lever with the said rod, and a flexible pullcord connected to the other arm of said bellcrank lever, substantially as described.

4. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-operating lever of a type-writing machine, a rod detachably attached to the platen-operating lever, a bell-crank detachably secured to the carriage, a link connecting one arm of said bell-crank lever with the said rod, a treadle, and a flexible cord or connection between said treadle and the other arm of said bell-crank lever, substantially as described.

5. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-turning devices of a type-writing machine, a plate secured to the rear body of the carriage, a bell-crank pivoted on the plate and standing at right angles to the platen, a link connection between the inner arm of said lever and the platen-turning devices, a guideroller attached to the frame, and a flexible pull-cord connected to the rear arm of said bell-crank lever and passing over said pulley, for the purpose and substantially as described.

6. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-turning lever of a type-writing machine, a plate detachably secured to the carriage, a bell-crank pivoted on the plate, a connection between one arm of said lever and the platen-turning lever, a guide-roller attached to the frame, a treadle attachment, and a flexible connection between said treadle and the other arm of said bell-crank lever, said connection passing over said guide-roller, for the purpose and substantiallyas described.

7. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-turning lever of a type-writing machine, a rearwardly-projecting rod secured to the said lever, a plate detachably attached to the rear bar of carriage, a bell-crank lever journaled thereon, a link connecting-one arm of said lever with said rod, a spring for returning said lever, a cord-manipulating device, and a flexible cord orconnection between the said device and the long arm of said lever.

8. In combination with the carriage, platen and platen-turning lever of a type-writing machine, a plate detachably secured to the said lever, having. a rearwardly-projecting rod, a second plate detachably attached to the rear bar of carriage, a bell-crank lever journaled thereon, a link connecting one arm of said lever with said rod, a spring for returning said lever, a guide-pulley detachably attached to the frame, a pair of connected drums, a treadle and cord for actuating the smaller drum and a cord connected to the larger drum attached to the type-writingmachine frame, saidcord passing over said pulley and being fast to the other arm of the bell-crank lever, substantially as described.

9. In a type-Writing machine, the combination with the platen-carriage and means for returning the carriage to starting position, of a standard detachably attached to the frame and a buffer-spring to cushion the impact of carriage on its return stroke attached to said standard, substantially as described.

10. In atype-writingmachine,the combination with the carriage and means for returning the carriage to starting position, of a spring attached to the end of the frame and extending inwardly toward the escapement and adapted to engage the escapement and preventthe rebound of the carriage disengaging the rack and dogs, substantially as described.

11. In atype-writing machine,the combination with the platen-carriage and platen, of a standard having flanges adapted to embrace a lug on the carriage-frame to support the standard thereon,and abu fier-sprin g attached to the standard, substantially as described.

12. In combination with the carriage,platen, and platen-turning lever of a type-writing machine, a bell-crank lever pivoted to the carriage, a link connection between one arm of said bell-crank lever and the platen-turning lever, and a pull-cord or flexible connection between the longer arm of the latter 1ever and an actuating device; of a standard detachably attached to the type Writing frame, and a guide-roller for said cord attached to the upper end of the standard, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I affixmysignature in presence of two Witnesses.

CHARLES REYNOLDS KELLY.

In presence of FRED DIEFENBAOH, Jr., L. B. KELLY. 

